That year, that cicada, that sword

Chapter 752

Xu Beiyou had seen the fact that Li Qingyu was bequeathed by Zhang Zai, so he didn't think it was unreasonable, but he was a little puzzled: "Jade pendant?"

Chen Gongyu nodded and said: "This jade pendant was originally worn by a Confucian sage, and there is a wisp of remnant soul left by that Confucian sage in it. , finally stepped into the realm of the earth fairy in the year of reaching the crown, promoted to the twelfth floor of the earth fairy in the year of Li Zhi, until now in the year of no doubt, broke through to the sixteenth floor of the earth fairy, and is expected to climb to the top of the eighteenth floor in this life On top of that, we can expect a great road.”

Xu Beiyou was shocked beyond words.

Chen Gongyu went on to say: "My hometown is Dongdu. Of course, it's not the 'Dongdu' of Wei State, but the Dongdu that has been renamed the Imperial Capital. My first ten years were nothing unusual. Raised by her mother, she studied since she was a child, passed the Tongsheng examination, and then became a scholar. From the county examination to the government examination and then to the courtyard examination, there were a total of twelve examinations, and she never failed. She was called a child prodigy. After being a scholar, I have failed many times. I don’t know how many literary associations I have done. Seeing that some of my colleagues in the same year have been released as officials, I am still a poor scholar. I have spent all these years rushing for exams. I don’t have much savings at home. , after my mother died of illness, I sold my ancestral home and buried my mother. It was a dead end, but thanks to the help of the Confucian sages in this jade pendant I wore since childhood, I didn’t starve to death on the street, and I finally had Today's Confucian master, Chen Gongyu, can actually be compared with the second minister of the current dynasty."

There was a little emotion in the words, and a little self-deprecating, but there was no resentment or injustice.

"With the help of that sage of Confucianism, I am no longer obsessed with fame and fame. It is said that reading thousands of books is not as good as traveling thousands of miles. I packed my little luggage, left Dongdu, and started traveling around to study. I remember the year I left Dongdu, I should have been 15 years old."

Xu Beiyou looked at this Confucian gentleman who was luckier than him, and opened his mouth, but he didn't know what to say.

Chen Gongyu turned his head and glanced at the direction of Shimen, and continued: "During the five years of my study tour, I began to cultivate awe-inspiring aura according to the senior's instructions. They all said that everything is inferior, and only reading is high, so I was able to skip it." The previous Ninth-Rank Martial Arts Small Realm directly set foot on the Ghost Realm, and then logically set foot on the Human Immortal Realm, until they encountered the threshold of the Earth Immortal Realm, they began to stagnate."

"Then I spent three years traveling all over the northwest of the desert, seeing all the scenery outside the Great Wall, and even traveling all the way north to the shore of Biluo Lake, where I listened to monks from various sects discussing Taoism. I was impressed by the lake, and finally set foot in the fairyland World, I happened to be crowned that year."

"Earth Immortal Realm is a threshold. After crossing this threshold, the path of seeking Tao becomes much easier until you meet the next threshold."

Chen Gongyu spoke in a calm tone, "There are three thresholds for the realm of the earth fairy, namely stepping into the realm of the earth fairy, the realm of the twelfth floor of the earth immortal, and breaking through the realm of the eighteenth floor of the earth fairy. I was 29 years old. That year, I encountered a bottleneck in the Twelfth Floor of the Earth Immortal, and this year I came to the south of the Yangtze River, and as a Confucian monk, I participated in many scholarly gatherings, and gradually began to emerge, and finally fought against Sun Li in a debate between kings and hegemons. The old gentleman sat down and talked about Taoism, and finally broke through this threshold, becoming a great monk and a great earth fairy in the mouth of ordinary monks. And after this incident, I was also able to get acquainted with Mr. Sun, became famous, and officially became a member of Confucianism."

Xu Beiyou raised his head and glanced at Zhu Xian, his purple aura was still drooping, and he asked, "How did Mr. Gongyu become a great Confucianist?"

Chen Gongyu gently rubbed the jade pendant in his hand, and shook it again, "I have been wandering in the south of the Yangtze River for several years, and in a blink of an eye, it is the year of my thirties, remembering that I have not returned to my hometown for many years, so I embarked on the journey home. Although the journey home this time was not smooth, it was very exciting. It can be described as a variety of situations in the world. I saw the princes of the aristocratic families leading officers and soldiers to kill people and steal their wives. Fighting skills, injured countless innocent people, and even encountered a devil wearing a Taoist robe. Cut off. Just stumbled all the way to the imperial capital, only to find out that things have long been different."

"So I left the imperial capital again and continued northward to Julu City. In Julu City, I encountered the Daomen Town Demon Palace. After some entanglement, I had no choice but to leave Julu City, cross the northwest to the northeast, and then from the northeast Turn around and take a boat to the coast of the East China Sea, imitating the ancients who approached Jieshi to the east to observe the sea.”

Xu Beiyou said softly: "Back then, I also walked all the way with Master, first to Julu City, then to the Northeast, and finally across the East China Sea to the Kingdom of Wei. Only then did I meet the Taoist headmaster who came down the mountain from Dutian Peak. The battle at Lotus Peak on Biyou Island back then."

Chen Gongyu sighed softly, "I didn't go to Wei, nor did I return to the imperial capital. Instead, I returned to Jiangnan, which is more familiar to me, and started to do some research here. I really regarded his hometown as my hometown. Those in Jiangnan In [-], my fame grew and my cultivation level became higher and higher. It might not be a big deal in the Taoist school, but in the Confucian school that was already in disarray, it was highly valued, so I became one of the eight great masters of the Confucian school. One of them, by coincidence, got the Confucianism heavy weapon Zhengxin mirror, and then set foot on the sixteenth floor of the earth immortal, which is only two floors away from the eighteenth floor of the earth immortal that countless monks yearn for. Now in retrospect, you can use ' Smooth sailing' can be summed up in four words."

Chen Gongyu turned his head and looked at the stone gate again, the purple-blue sword energy gathered in the sword-shaped groove on the stone gate had almost filled the entire groove.

He sincerely said with emotion: "Nangui, what do you think after hearing this?"

Xu Beiyou said: "To be honest, Mr. Gongyu's luck is indeed very good."

Chen Gongyu smiled, and said kindly: "In fact, all good luck is carefully planned in advance."

Xu Beiyou's face changed slightly, and he frowned and looked at this Confucian gentleman who he had been unable to see through.

Chen Gongyu turned a blind eye to Xu Beiyou's gaze, and looked at the groove with his hands behind his back. When the groove was completely filled with purple and blue sword energy, he said slowly: "It's too late."

Xu Beiyou suddenly looked at Zhu Xian who was no longer exuding purple and blue sword aura, and finally relaxed his brows, but there was a bit of self-mockery and helplessness in the expression on his face.

At the same time, the smile on Chen Gongyu's face faded little by little, turning completely cold.

Chen Gongyu looked at him and asked, "You have doubted my identity for a long time, is it because of this jade pendant?"

Xu Beiyou hummed, "This jade pendant makes me very uncomfortable."

Chen Gongyu was like an elder chatting peacefully with his junior, calmly said: "So I told you a story about this jade pendant."

Xu Beiyou said dryly, "Is this story true?"

Chen Gongyu said calmly, "Of course it's fake."

(End of this chapter)